Telegram-herald., 1887-08-19

a foreign language unless We were taught by
ladies-youug ladies, he was careful to ex-
plain In his own country, he pointed out. it
was kabitual TO choose the very best looking
and most charming girls who could be found
TO instruct any strangers who happened to
come that way, etc.
All of this the old gentlemen swallowed
open mouthed. There was, they admitted
reason in what he said, since the contempla-
ton Of tie beautiful, as their philosophy
taught, induced a certain porosity of mind
similar TO that produced upon the physical
body by the healthful influences of sun and air: ::
consequently it was probable that we might
absorb the Zu-Vendi tongue little faster if
suitable teachers could be found Another
thing was that as the female sex was naturally
ioquacious, good practice would be gained in
the viva vOce department of our studies.
To oil Of this Good gravely assented. avi
the learned gentlemen departed, assuring him
that their orders were TO fall in with our
wishes in every way, and that. if possible, our
views should be met
Imagine, therefore, the surprise and dis
gust of myself, and l trust and believe Sir
Henry, when, on entering the room where we
were accustomed to carry on our studies, the
following morning, we found, instead of our
usual venerable tutors, three Of the best look
ing young women whom Milosis could pro-
duce-and that is saying a good deal-who
blushed and smiled and courtesied, and gave
us TO understand that they were there to carry
on our instruction. Then Good, as we gazed
at one another in bevildsrment, thought fit
to explain, saying that it bad slipped his mem
ory before-but the old gentlemen had told
him. on the previous evening, that it was ab-
soiutely necessary that our further education
should be carried on by the other sex was
overwhelmed, and appealed to Sir Henry for
advice in such a crisis
Well he said, ''you see the ladies are
here, amt thsyi II we sent them away, don't
you think it might burt their feelings, ehf
One doesn't Ike 10 he rough. you see: and
they look regular blues. don't they. ehg7
By this time Coed had already begun his
lessons with tie handsomest Of the three. and
so with a sigh / yielded. That day every
thing went very well. the young ladies we're
certainly very clever, and they only smiled
when we blundered I never saw Good so
attentive 20 his books before. and even SIR
Henry appeared to tackle Zu-Vendi with
renewed rest. All thought 1, -wia it al
ways be thusT
Next day We were much more lively. our
work was plessiugiy interpreted with quss-
tions about cur native country. what the IA
dies we're Ike there, etc, al Of which We an
swered as best we could in Zu-Vendi. and I
heard Coed assuring his teacher that Ter love
liBess vas 70 the beauties of Eurove as the sun
20 the moon. to which she replied with little
tcss Of the head that she vas n plan teaching
woman ard notaing else. ard that il was not
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a. natural and unaTecsed. The Zu-Vsndi
love Songs ars mos. touchinr On the third
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